Sidney Town Council has finalized its budget.
The general tax increase for the year was whittled down to 10.67 percent. That translates into a 191 dollar increase on the average residential tax bill.
It includes an operating budget of $31 million and a capital budget of $9.6 million.
Officials attribute the hike to construction inflation, improvements to police and fire protection and provincial downloading like 911 dispatch.
That cost alone is a 2.2 percent increase passed on to ratepayers.